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United States Patent | 5,335,877 |
Sawai ,   et al. | August 9, 1994 |
A device for exchanging a tape drive mode so to maintain a satisfied timing by which a tension mechanism for applying a tension to a tape between tape reels is kept to its tension place until the tape transport by a capstan roller together with a pinch roller is exerted after the power transmission is exchanged to either one of the tape reels for shifting the device from the playing/recording mode to the rewinding mode.
Inventors: | Sawai; Kunio (Daito, JP); Hayashi; Ryuji (Daito, JP); Irie; Toshiaki (Daito, JP); Kaneko; Shigeru (Daito, JP); Tanaka; Shinya (Daito, JP); Shinmi; Tsukasa (Daito, JP) |
Assignee: | Funai Electric Co., Ltd. (Daito, JP) |
Appl. No.: | 887092 |
Filed: | May 22, 1992 |
Jul 10, 1991[JP] | 3-062143[U] | |
Jul 10, 1991[JP] | 3-062144[U]JPX |
Current U.S. Class: | 242/334.6; 242/340; 242/356 |
Intern'l Class: | G11B 015/18 |
Field of Search: | 242/200,201,204,206,208,209,210 360/95,96.3,96.4 |
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